Comments on: NFL Network plans to put cameras in the pylons

By: zygizag

zygizag — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:01:53 +0000

in football pads

By: zygizag

zygizag — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:01:12 +0000

Dumb idea. The angle would have to be so wide that unless the action is right in front of it the appearances of where things are in relation to the goal line would be distorted.

Better idea. 12 mini sensers weighing less than 1/25 of a pound at the points and middle and mid middle points of the football. Use to figure out 1) Did it cross the goal goal line would have sensers 2) where exactly did that punt go out of bounds 3) in the pile of 8 football players exactly where did the ball go down in relation to the first down 4) forward progess.

I am also for grass fields and more research on air compression if football pads

By: giantssb42champs

giantssb42champs — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:02:34 +0000

Nothing that new. Belicheat already has video cameras in the Gillette stadium pylons, among other places.

By: gdt372753

gdt372753 — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 03:07:03 +0000

How novel..the NFL can put cameras in pylon but can’t resolve the issues with the refs. Go figure!

By: goindy2006

goindy2006 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:46:25 +0000

I’d like a camera pointed right at the cheerleaders please!!! 8)

By: dublindemonszfl

dublindemonszfl — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:33:36 +0000

Put cameras everywhere and eliminate the Refs completely, thats what they’re trying to do. I heard they are going to put them on the O-line mens gloves so they see if the hold.

By: 49ergeorge

49ergeorge — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:28:52 +0000

Cool!!

By: kidzaround

kidzaround — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:07:31 +0000

wacco4flacco says:Sep 11, 2012 4:41 PM

I’ve always wondered why they don’t use a sensor in the ball and tell its location on the field … it would take away the guessing at TD’s and in the scrums/piles when a QB sneaks it for a couple of inches … no more guessing or questionable spots.

———————————————————

Always thought about that, too. However, since the football is so long (much bigger than a tennis ball) you’d have to make the entire ball the sensor because any part of the ball could break the plane.

By: wacco4flacco

wacco4flacco — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:41:14 +0000

By: bigbeefyd

bigbeefyd — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:35:58 +0000

@roadtrip3500 – you are completely correct. Big games get big coverage, while crap games end up with replays that make the Zapruder film look like an IMAX presentation.

By: source7769

source7769 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:18:55 +0000

they should have light up sensors on the goal lines and chips in the ends of the football to even make the refs job easier for touchdowns and safeties

By: eastofmissball

eastofmissball — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:14:37 +0000

Give it a few years, cam will be in nose of ball; now that would be wild. There is a think tank out there trying to figure out where they can stick more cam’s & mic’s, forcing me to go out and drop $10,000 on a TV

By: enigomo

enigomo — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:08:56 +0000

They should expand this and put cameras on the first down marker sticks. Just aim it across the field and get a view for 1st down plays.

By: hawkforlife

hawkforlife — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:05:26 +0000

Great, another excuse for refs to run clear across the field to don headphones and crawl under the tarp to look at more replays.

When will the NFL realize a man in the booth could do the same job in 20 seconds!

By: 16x8equal49ers

16x8equal49ers — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:02:46 +0000

Cameras that small have been around for yrs. I don’t know why it’s never been thought of before. Especially the guys over at Disney/ESPN.

By: trevor123698

trevor123698 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:53:13 +0000

“It’s a trap…this is a ploy by the team in New England to bend the rules again.”

Actually, what you refer to as new England cheating was never actually illegal until AFTER the pats were fined and penalized. Up until then it was a fairly common practice in the league. Bellichick did not attempt to cover up his actions because it was not illegal. he told exactly what they did and it was made illegal after the fact.

By: svn2011

svn2011 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:51:38 +0000

Belichick has been calling for this for years in his press conferences whenever games are decided by those few inches near the goalline.

By: mecheng04

mecheng04 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:50:05 +0000

Just got one of those 3D capable TV’s and saw the Florida State / Clemson game in 3D (really cool!). More cameras on the field will make this even better.

By: riverhorsey

riverhorsey — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:43:53 +0000

I’d rather be able to hear the players talking trash.

By: ilovefoolsball

ilovefoolsball — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:43:35 +0000

There is no reason to not have a helmet cam.The World Football League did it, the XFL did it, why can’t the NFL do it?

Want to take things a step further? There can be sensors placed on the football itself that would be the size of a sticker to determine if the ball crosses the goal line at what time indicator corresponding with video evidence.
Ditto there can be sensors placed in knee pads to determine when the pad makes contact with the ground corresponding to the time indicator in video footage.

By: roadtrip3500

roadtrip3500 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:41:35 +0000

This actually points out a flaw in the overall TV presentation. Only the “big games” get the most cameras (NBC SNF, ESPN MNF, NFLN, CBS/Fox A-teams) – but replay is one of the rules of the game. A pair of 2-8 teams playing each other on a Sunday afternoon in November don’t get the same number of cameras as the NBC game that night, thus denying the lesser teams access to what could be a game-changing replay review.

In the last TV deal, the NFL should have mandated that all regular season games have the same number of cameras in the same positions, no matter how bad the teams are. And when innovations like this pylon camera come out, they have to be spread to all 5 networks as soon as possible.

By: wethog66

wethog66 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:28:30 +0000

Why stop there? How about putting cameras in the field like they have imbedded in tracks for NASCAR races? Or maybe a camera on water bottles so we can get up-close views of our favorite players dental work?

By: sparty0n

sparty0n — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:22:59 +0000

Its about freaking time! I’ve been calling for this for a couple of years. It makes sense.

Now if they would only follow the college overtime rules. But, they should move back 10 yards after ea. OT.

By: theralph2012

theralph2012 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:21:12 +0000

No matter what cameras are implemented, on a controversial scoring play the networks will still immediately go to commercial and then come back with 3 terrible angles, followed by one good angle that cuts off right before you can see what actually happened.

By: righthereisay

righthereisay — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:20:59 +0000

Reason # 536 to get the 90 inch HDTV. At some point, there will be enough justification that my wife will let me get one.

By: citizenstrange

citizenstrange — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:19:22 +0000

It will finally answer the question “How many cameras can dance on th head of a pylon.”

By: bennyb82

bennyb82 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:19:04 +0000

On another note, the owners must secretly despise the NFL network for trying to find ways to improve the viewing experience outside of the stadium…but probably not since the more viewers they gain, the more money the owners make.

By: seanje

seanje — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:18:34 +0000

Yet another reason not to spend a fortune to actually attend a game. I like it.

By: mrbiz8505

mrbiz8505 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:17:36 +0000

I’ve been waiting for the helmet cam for 10 years…. Imagine those pics in HD

By: bennyb82

bennyb82 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:15:47 +0000

To agree with an above poster, it would be awesome to have a qb camera so we could see what they see. It would also probably force a lot of armchair quarterbacks into retirement.